Soros Challenges Hungary Laws at European Rights Court

Open Society Foundations complained to rights court, asking it to ‘defend Hungarian democracy’

The foundation run by US billionaire George Soros said Monday that it has filed a legal challenge with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against Hungary’s controversial “Stop Soros” laws adopted last June.

The New York-based Open Society Foundations (OSF) said in a statement that it had submitted a complaint to the rights court, calling on it to “defend Hungarian democracy” and urge a repeal of the laws.

“There is only one thing this legislation will stop and that’s democracy,” said OSF president Patrick Gaspard.